LoginKelly - Cookstown tutor
Information About Kelly:
Personal Description:
I am a final year BAhons English and Drama student about to graduate in July. Originally from Tyrone, I now live in Belfast and have easy access to and from most parts of Belfast. I'm an avid reader and enjoy acting and singing in various plays around the university. I aim to become a primary school teacher in the next 2 years, and then progressing to teach special educational needs. My experience working with children has taught me the importance of patience, communication, energy and commitment in my approach to them.
Teaching Experience:
1. I did work experience in a primary 2 class for four weeks in my local town, Holy Trinity P.S.
2. I volunteered at Mitchell House special needs school outside Belfast for four weeks in second year of university as part of a Tutoring in Schools certified program.
3. I worked as an invigilator at St. Marys Convent Grammar in Magherafelt during the summer, supervising G.C.S.E/AS/A2 Level examinations, then preparing and sealing the papers to be marked.
4. I established a drama group with another colleague called Stagewise last August and since then have continued the weekend, Christmas and summer drama workshops for children aged 4 to 11. This involves facilitating drama games and exercises designed to improve their communication, confidence, imagination, collaboration and acting skills. Focus is generally on the children's process rather than product, as I take pride in seeing a shy, nervous child develop, although we put on a play at the end of each semester for parents to see how well the children have improved. This involves script writing, directing, producing, PR and other general organisation and financial administration. Other duties include liaising with parents, health and safety, and thinking of new and creative ways to take the workshops each week.
5. I currently volunteer at Fleming Fulton Special school on the Upper Malone 3 days a week, assisting in the classroom, shadowing the teacher, and on Mondays taking special needs drama workshops for a year 8 class, using games and improvisation exercises to help them cope with social, educational, communication, and reaction and reflexivity skills.
Tutoring Approach:
This is my first time as a tutor however, as an approach I would, systematically work through important elements of the students syllabus and establish problem areas of the work that they may struggle with. Iaim to keep the sessions as light-hearted as possible, as I've discovered through my experience that children tend to lose focus and attention if the teaching is too intense. My preferred method of teaching is that information is processed best through visual, aural and kinesthetic learning depending on each student's needs. I would adapt lesson and plans around each individual student and so will spend the first session getting to know the student and establishing a rapport with them.
Subjects Taught:
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£15 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- History
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£15 p.h.)
- Special Needs
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£15 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- Drama
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£15 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£15 p.h.)
Qualifications:
- degree pending BAhons Joint English and Drama July 2009
- Co-founder of Stagewise Dramatic Society for children
- 10 G.C.S.E's, 4 AS levels and 3 A2 in Drama, English and History
Further Information:
| Availability: | Weekdays (all times) |
| Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you / From their home |
| References Supplied? | Yes |
| Current DBS/CRB Check? | Yes |
